How often do you want to bake a delicious cake, butOften the ingredients are expensive, and the preparation takes too much time. Deny yourself a homemade treat? No way! After all, there is a simple and delicious chocolate cake with kefir. The ingredients for it can be found in every refrigerator, and the bright aroma of cocoa will delight chocolate lovers. The special charm of the cake "Nochenka" is in the simplicity of making the dough. Even a bachelor who is not familiar with cooking, or a child who wants to please his mother with a surprise can knead it, and a skilled housewife - even more so. You can layer the cakes with bananas, cherry or raspberry jam, nuts, raisins - this way the delicacy will only become more aromatic and original. The thickness of the cakes directly affects the taste of the cake: the thinner they are, the juicier and tastier the treat will be. You can bake cakes from 1 to 3 centimeters thick. If you like very juicy, moist cakes, prepare 1/4 more cream. You can finish the treat in two ways: grease the top with the rest of the cream or cook chocolate glaze and cover the top layer and sides with it. And you can decorate it with whatever your heart desires: chocolate drops, coconut flakes, small candied pineapple, marzipan figures, powdered sugar or chocolate.
Chocolate cake "Night" with custard
It is very important to make a quality custard.for this delicacy. It is better to take fatty homemade milk. Do not allow lumps to appear, but if this happens, feel free to rub the cream through a sieve with a large spoon. Butter helps thicken the cream, so it should be a little cool. It is best if you first put the butter out of the refrigerator for 1-3 hours. Ingredients: For chocolate cakes:
- flour sifted - 2 measuring cups
- kefir 2,5% fat content - 500 grams
- soda quicklime - 2 teaspoons without a slide
- sugar - 2 measuring cups
- cocoa - 6-8 tablespoons
- eggs - 2 pieces
For the custard:
- milk - 2 cups
- sugar - 1,5 cups
- flour - 2 tablespoons
- eggs - 2 pieces
- Butter - 110 grams
Method of preparation:The dough for the cakes is made surprisingly quickly, so we suggest starting to prepare the cake by preheating the oven to 175 degrees and preparing the baking pan. Grease it with a thick layer of margarine or line it with baking paper. To make the cake even and beautiful, cut out a circle of paper for the bottom of the pan and a strip of parchment for the walls. Connect the edges with a paper clip. It is best if the pan is detachable. After completing all the necessary preparations, start mixing the dough for the chocolate cakes. In a mixer bowl, combine all the ingredients from the list for the dough. Mix the liquid mass thoroughly at medium speed. Pour the dough into the pan in a layer up to 3 centimeters. Place on the middle shelf of the oven for a quarter of an hour. After the specified time, check for readiness by piercing the cake with a toothpick - it should be dry and clean. The specified amount of ingredients should make 8 cakes if the pan is about 25 centimeters in diameter. Leave the baked layers to cool, and in the meantime, prepare the custard. To do this, boil one and a half cups of milk and the same amount of sugar. Beat the remaining milk with eggs and flour until smooth and carefully, in a thin stream, add this mixture to the boiling milk with sugar. Reduce the heat to minimum and, stirring constantly, boil the cream for about 7-8 minutes until it thickens. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Then add the butter, heated to room temperature, and beat with a mixer. The custard is ready. If desired, you can add a teaspoon of vanilla sugar. Place the first chocolate cake on a wide flat plate and generously grease it with hot cream. Repeat until the components are finished, also grease the top and decorate as desired - coconut flakes, cocoa powder, candied fruits and similar delicious decorations. Leave the finished cake "Nochenka" on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator to infuse, but not less than 6 hours. Enjoy your tea!
Chocolate cake on kefir "Nochenka" with sour cream
Complement the milky taste of the cakes with sour creamcream, and the familiar kefir cake will acquire a new shade of tenderness. Two or three tablespoons of almond flakes will not only decorate the dish, but also give it a wonderful nutty note. Ingredients: For the cakes:
- fatty yogurt - 750 milliliters
- flour - 3 cups
- sugar - 3 measuring cups
- egg - 3 pieces
- cocoa powder - 8-10 table spoons
- soda quicklime - 3 teaspoons
For the cream:
- sour cream 20% fat content - 450 grams
- sugar - 1,25 cups
- Vanilla sugar - 8 grams
Method of preparation:First, sift the flour with soda and cocoa powder into a deep container. Beat the eggs with sugar until white with a fork, pour in the required amount of kefir and sift the dry flour mixture again. Knead a homogeneous chocolate dough and start baking the cakes. The oven should be preheated to 175 degrees, and grease the pan with butter. Pour the dough in a thin layer, about 2-3 centimeters. Bake each cake for 15 minutes, trying not to open the oven door during the process. Let the finished cakes cool down, it's time to work on the cream. Pour sour cream into a separate container, add sugar, vanilla and beat with a whisk until the grains are completely dissolved. Start laying out the cakes on a wide dish, spreading each with about 4 tablespoons of delicate cream. Once you've done this, decorate the finished product to your taste using chocolate chips, cocoa and powdered sugar. Leave the "Nochenka" cake in the cold for 6-7 hours to soak. Enjoy your meal! As you can see, you can prepare a delicious and tender treat very quickly and, most importantly, creating a masterpiece will not cost much. There is kefir in every refrigerator, so all that remains is to put a little love, attention and imagination into the dish. If you have not yet prepared such complex dishes as cakes, we recommend starting with this recipe. Cook with joy!
